Geo - CASE STUDIES

Rio de Jeneiro 

South West Brazil 

• naturally high population 
• people move from rural areas hoping to get good jobs in the city 
• because of high population - competition for jobs 
• end up  becoming a squatter 
• Steep mountains results is limited space for development 
• rapid population results in 
  • poor education 
  • poor public transport 
  • poor health care 
• favel ROSINHA 

• Have self help system 
  • residents get more skills 
  • have garbage and disposal schemes 
  • keep area relatively clean 
• Is a crime area 
• over crowded 

Gambia 

West Africa 

• Poorest population in the world 
• Smallest country in West Africa
• Infant mortality is high 
• Birth Rate is high 
  • men can have more then 1 wives (polygamy) 
  • need family to work the land 
  • feel the need to replace children 
• 1 / 10 children die before 10 
• Poor education 
• Poverty - under developed 
• High unemployment + bad wages 
• Contrecptive pill avalible + free condoms 
• Raising awarness + education about pregnancy (GFPA)
• Vacination is now free 

Deven, UK

South West England 

• Sunny area of UK 
• Entertainment is limited because of the type of entertainment old people attract 
• Many medical benefits 
  • hospitals 
  • wheel chair access to majority of buildings 
  • pensions 
• Not enough young people - for working and employment 
• Elderly spend a lot from pensions which is an advantage to economy 
• Care help lines 
• Very good security 

Maldives 

South West India 

• 1200 small coral islands 
• Scuba and skim diving problems 
• expensive accommodation 
• sewage plants are full to capacity
• traffic congestion 
• money goes to rich (unfair)
• income mainly from fishing and tourism 
• skimpy outfits offends locals 

• 1 resort per island 
• 80 / 1200 islands have resorts 
• 1979 law was passed that accommodations cant be built if the island is already inhabited 

• resorts must employ locals workers either indians or bangladeshy 
• islands which arnt inhabitabed can be visited in order not to offend locals 

Peterborough 

North East UK

• Polish migrant to UK (Peterborough)
• 2 million people have left Poland 
• Move for better job opportunities
• To earn more money and send home (remittance) 
• Polish work harder then locals 
• Polish work for less money 
• Gives Polish skills 
• Women in Poland have more job opportunities 

Majorca 

• Biggest of the Balealric islands 
• Formaly farming area 
• Losing culture and turning into party island 
• People want 
• 11 million people on high peak season 
• Knocking down old building to make grassy areas 

• Calvia 21 
  • Plan for future 
  • Make most of tradition heritage 
  • restrict amount of tourists 
  • eco tax tourist 
• farms sell to tourists 
• agrotourism 
• promote off peak holidays 

Sahel

South Sahara desert Africa 

• Semi- arid area (200 -500 mm of annual rainfall)
• Periods of rainfall and drought 
• Small bushes and wind battered trees 
  • don't provide shade 
  • reasoures rapidly decreasing 
  • deforestation 
  • soil erosion - top soil blown away 
  • soil not held down by roots 
  • more cattle grazing 
  • increase in population 
• People crippled by poverty 
• rely on natural resources 
• 2 / 3 people live in sub Sahara desert